Ameriflex Group Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF $SOXX

Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) by 931.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,844 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF were worth $554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares Semiconductor ETF by 7.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,357,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,835,000 after acquiring an additional 159,203 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 12.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 361,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,170,000 after purchasing an additional 40,707 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 27,470.8% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 330,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,700,000 after purchasing an additional 329,650 shares during the period. LMR Partners LLP raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. LMR Partners LLP now owns 330,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,771,000 after purchasing an additional 50,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its position in iShares Semiconductor ETF by 80.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 326,144 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $88,424,000 after purchasing an additional 145,698 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 4.2%

SOXX opened at $323.51 on Friday. iShares Semiconductor ETF has a 12-month low of $148.31 and a 12-month high of $368.82. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $341.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $302.18. The company has a market capitalization of $19.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.84 and a beta of 1.51.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were paid a $0.4363 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%.

iShares Semiconductor ETF Profile

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF, formerly iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the United States-listed semiconductor stocks as represented by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (the Index). The Index is an equity benchmark for the United States-listed semiconductor stocks. The Index includes companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture and sale of semiconductors.